John 4:40

So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

In Context

39Many of the Samaria district people who lived in that town believed that Jesus was the Messiah because they heard what that woman said about Jesus, “That man was able to tell me all about my past life [HYP]!”

41Many more of those people believed ◄ in Jesus/that he was the Messiah► because of what he said.

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:13Hold fast to the things I have taught you to do, and do not let them go. Guard them, because they will be the source of a good life.

Jeremiah 14:8You are the one whom we Israelis confidently expect to do good things for us when we have many troubles/difficulties. So, why do you not help us? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.

Luke 10:39Her younger sister, whose name was Mary, sat near Jesus. She was listening to what he was teaching.

Luke 24:29but they urged him to not do that. They said, “Stay with us tonight, because it is late in the afternoon and it will soon be dark.” So he went in the house to stay with them.

2 Corinthians 6:1Therefore, because I am working together with God himself, I say this to you very strongly: God has already kindly forgiven you because Christ died for you, so do not now say “It does not matter if I live just to please myself.”

Matthew Henry on John 4:28-43

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to… Read the whole commentary →

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